Okay, so I asked a ton of people about this and the opinions vary drastically so I am here to get it cleared up... I don't play alot of bar style 8-ball but here goes...
Its standard bar room 8 ball... Call your shots, scratch behind the line and its not a foul if you don't hit your own ball first. So, I break and I drop one of each and the table is still open.. I scope the table and the solids look best to me except for one problem ball... The 7 ball was stuck right on the 13 ball. So, what I did was I called the 13 into the 7 with the 7 dropping into the side pocket. This is the issue. Now, before you say "you can't use the other persons ball to pocket yours", you must remember... I broke and made one of each so the table is still open and we have not determined who has solids and who has stripes. So, since the table is still open, should I not be able to call any ball that I want (except for something with the 8 ball as its not a neutral ball)?
I don't see how this would be an illegal shot unless we had already determined who was stripes and who was solids. So, I ask you.. Has anyone else ever ran into this problem and does anyone else know for sure what the rule would be? It doesn't come up alot, I know this... However, in that situation it was the only problem ball that I had so I wanted to take care of it right then and there. So, I did and then ran out. I thought it was kinda creative, lol. Needless to say, my opponent didn't think it was.
Its been bugging me to get some actual clarification on this so I know for sure. I am not a cheater but I had never been told any differently and when asking others, I don't think many of them fully understood the scenario that I was describing.. Any input on this would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
-Justin B.
Its standard bar room 8 ball... Call your shots, scratch behind the line and its not a foul if you don't hit your own ball first. So, I break and I drop one of each and the table is still open.. I scope the table and the solids look best to me except for one problem ball... The 7 ball was stuck right on the 13 ball. So, what I did was I called the 13 into the 7 with the 7 dropping into the side pocket. This is the issue. Now, before you say "you can't use the other persons ball to pocket yours", you must remember... I broke and made one of each so the table is still open and we have not determined who has solids and who has stripes. So, since the table is still open, should I not be able to call any ball that I want (except for something with the 8 ball as its not a neutral ball)?
I don't see how this would be an illegal shot unless we had already determined who was stripes and who was solids. So, I ask you.. Has anyone else ever ran into this problem and does anyone else know for sure what the rule would be? It doesn't come up alot, I know this... However, in that situation it was the only problem ball that I had so I wanted to take care of it right then and there. So, I did and then ran out. I thought it was kinda creative, lol. Needless to say, my opponent didn't think it was.
Its been bugging me to get some actual clarification on this so I know for sure. I am not a cheater but I had never been told any differently and when asking others, I don't think many of them fully understood the scenario that I was describing.. Any input on this would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
-Justin B.
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